Yasmeen
/jɑːsˈmiːn/noun
A feminine given name and variant spelling of Jasmine.
Did you know?The name ultimately traces back to a Persian word for the jasmine flower, a plant so prized in the Islamic world that its fragrance became a symbol of beauty, love, and paradise.
Etymological Timeline
Old Persian
OPers
yāsaman
“jasmine flower”
Middle Persian
MPers
yāsamīn
“jasmine”
Arabic
Ar
yāsamīn
“jasmine”
Medieval Latin
ML
jasminum
“jasmine plant”
Old French
OF
jasmine / jessemin
“jasmine”
Modern English
English
jasmine / Yasmeen
“the fragrant flowering plant; also used as a feminine name”